Gerrit Dou

Painting, Visual Artist

1613 – 1675

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Who was Gerrit Dou?

Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard and Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe l'oeil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.

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Born
Apr 7, 1613
Leiden
Also known as
  • Герріт Доу
  • Доу, Герард
Nationality
  • Dutch Republic
Profession
Died
Feb 9, 1675
Leiden

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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